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10.23.2011, Muir Icefield

Hey folks, Good to meet everyone up there last week. I finally go round to posting my photos from the day.

They are here:

http://alasdairturner.blogspot.com/

See you in the mountains again soon,

Alasdair

10/24/11 10:39am

jasonkdowns

10.20.11 Muir*

Thanks for the great (and hilarious) read...definitely the only bright spot on an otherwise dreary Monday morning at the office! :)

10/24/11 5:16am

Amar Andalkar

Thanks for the timely conditions report.

Muir can be cruel when the wind hammers the snow, or blows it away.

10/24/11 3:44am

Joedabaker

October 23, 2011, Elbow Lake, Kananaskis Country

That looks like a pretty nice joint! ::)
Good luck on your studies.

10/24/11 12:48am

Mtraslin

October 23, 2011, Elbow Lake, Kananaskis Country

Good one....Keep going!

10/23/11 11:03am

Mtraslin

Oct 18, 11, Baker, Summertime

Thanks!

Thanks for sharing! And thanks for showing up that day, even though your motivation was low...

It is always worth it....Right?

10/23/11 11:02am

kevino

author=jesski link=topic=22029.msg94305#msg94305 date=1319392081]
Really like how these photos turned out. What camera are you using? Did you edit them after?

They just look that good because the weren't stuck in a cloud like all of our photos.

10/23/11 5:41am

jesski

Really like how these photos turned out. What camera are you using? Did you edit them after?

10/23/11 2:48am

VerticallyInclined

LOVE the photos! Great adventure.

10/22/11 1:39pm

~Link~

Oct 18, 11, Baker, Summertime

Awesome! Great approach!

10/22/11 2:32am

FreeBird

Sweet!

10/21/11 11:52pm

Merk

Nice! Sweet pics and vid. Congrats on TAY #1!

10/21/11 10:48pm

jpLingo

Oct 18, 11, Baker, Summertime

We wish we would have had the bluebird day Silas and the crew had on the Paradise Glacier the day before but we made the most of it. From about 7000 ft on there was little visibility, 15 ft maybe.

Also spoke to a guy with a 74 Datsun who just came down from Muir. Quite an inspirational character.

10/21/11 3:27pm

n16ht5

Looks epic

10/21/11 2:31pm

k-root

how r the boot s workin for you?? are the liners too tight? i still have 29 liners for those boots that i dont use.

Rainier is my favorite place. for so many reasons. i wish you many great voyages

10/21/11 11:25am

Alexander

Very nice!

10/21/11 4:37am

scotteryx

Thanks for sharing the great pics!

10/20/11 2:17pm

scotteryx

Oct 8, 11, Blackcomb Peak-5 years TAY

Nice trip!

10/20/11 2:15pm

bgombasy

I looking for places to go this weekend, and everywhere except really high on Baker is forecasted for rain. Judging by the pictures from the beginning of the month it could be really nice! Anyone have any up to date beta on what the glacier may be like right now?

Much appreciated.

Brett

10/20/11 1:09pm

Kyle Miller

October 18, 2011, Paradise Glacier

Awesome work guys!

Ryan I always look forward to your TRs!

10/20/11 2:36am

FreeBird

We had a great day with you!

Here is a video from the day...

http://youtu.be/ygMN-gwvslg

And some pics...

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.306302156053730.95764.100000218445455&type=1&l=b773143c00

10/19/11 11:51pm

Pete A

well you wasted no time at all getting an AT rig put together and up on the snow! looks like a nice day to try out all the new gear.

10/19/11 8:34pm

OldHouseMan

Nice report. I get quite a few late afternoon/evening skis in on Hood during the summer fall months. Some of the best snow I have ever skied is during this time of day.

10/19/11 2:50pm

ron j

author=gregL link=topic=22025.msg94222#msg94222 date=1319076667]
And what's up with the Tall Timbers? Windows papered up, sign says "Closed Indefinitely" - ron j?

The word I heard was that owner died.
All the old locals have moved to "Cruisers". The one on the corner is good too.

10/19/11 12:54pm

Atraslin

Way to ski the steeps in October.I get wigged out looking over the Park Headwall from the top because it looks like a cornice from above. Good call in climbing it first.

10/19/11 11:46am

Atraslin

Thanks for the skin track. We we're a party of two.The team of three, I think was one skier and two snowboarders.

10/19/11 11:39am

Robie

Love that first panorama!

especially with the culprits larger than life shadow!

10/19/11 11:15am

gregL

$90+ for gas? Jeez, Amar, time to get a different car!

And what's up with the Tall Timbers? Windows papered up, sign says "Closed Indefinitely" - ron j?

10/19/11 11:11am

gregL

Yeah, it was just as good on Monday. Hard to believe all the gritty suncups from September were gone, it was perfectly smooth from Muir to below PC, with an inch+ of soft corn on top . . .

10/19/11 11:05am

bfree32

Love that first panorama!

10/19/11 10:07am

spionin

author=Mtraslin link=topic=21994.msg94204#msg94204 date=1319058644]
Thanks for this report....It made me reschedule my life.. for a Summit ski YESTERDAY...October 18...

nice. were you in the party of three?

10/19/11 10:01am

James Wells

author=bs. link=topic=21995.msg94180#msg94180 date=1318998112]
as excited as i was to ride, i still managed to snap a few quick photos.

I love that first one, such a great top of the world feel looking down into the valley. On a view day, it's hard to beat Ruth. Great running into you guys and look forward to seeing you next time,

10/19/11 9:45am

James Wells

author=Brian C link=topic=21995.msg94198#msg94198 date=1319048488]
Looks pretty clean considering some years it looks like this:
http://www.summitpost.org/this-picture-was-taken-sept/70586/c-150890
Sweet turns. More snow on the way!

Brian, thanks for the great picture of a more typical October. On the way up I kept saying "Okay, we're going to come to the first crevasse soon" but none to be seen unti...

10/19/11 9:39am

~Link~

author=Amar Andalkar link=topic=22025.msg94200#msg94200 date=1319050174]
Woke up again a few hours later with no plan and deep depression setting in, watching the sunshine stream into my condo and staring out the window at Glacier Peak...

Glad you had another great day in the mountains but, with all do respect... :'(

10/19/11 9:24am

Robie

I consider it sinful not to leave the house here in Sumner by 5am . But then again a couple of my best Muir trips were late in the day skiing down as the sun set . ????

10/19/11 9:15am

~Link~

Looks and sounds like a great outing! Glad you were unscathed by the 40-degree sidehill event- spooky!

10/19/11 9:10am

tabski

October 16, 2011, Bagley Lakes Alluvial Fan

author=Mtraslin link=topic=21994.msg94204#msg94204 date=1319058644]
Thanks for this report....It made me reschedule my life..

Bahahah! I'm gonna have to use that as my signature...

Nice work, team!

10/19/11 6:48am

GregLange

Telemack: Yep, 168 months. As my son says, "It sounds longer and more cool that way!" I love that area, and spent many good days up there. It's only 2.75 hours from Edmonds...

10/19/11 6:13am

wolfs

A Prost to the often overlooked virtues of a late in the day start! I've had four different trips like that out of Paradise this year, and 3 out of 4 I was pretty convinced that I had better snow and a more memorable experience playing chicken with the sunset versus having started at "normal" time and letting daylight (and twilight, and the last possible light) go to waste.

10/19/11 6:12am

ema

Nice tracks!!!

10/19/11 6:10am

Mtraslin

Thanks for this report....It made me reschedule my life.. for a Summit ski YESTERDAY...October 18...

10/19/11 6:10am

Mtraslin

Oct 13, 2011, Baker skiing Video

Great! Thanks for sharing.

10/19/11 6:05am

Jeff_Ward

Eduardo,
Nice video. A few of those shots are of our group. Man, what a great day. Hopefully there will be more of the same soon.

I was just up on Shuksan yesterday and the snow was still good on the north aspects. Everything facing the sun was cooked but the snow in the shade was perfect. Unfortunately I was climbing and didn't have my skis with me.

10/19/11 5:46am

Charlie Hagedorn

October 18, 2011, Paradise Glacier

Aw, man. The office was _way_ more fun than that! :).

10/19/11 5:45am

Brian C

October 16, 2011, Bagley Lakes Alluvial Fan

author=James Wells link=topic=21995.msg94104#msg94104 date=1318819874]
There was one big crevasse, in the usual spot climbers right of and a bit below the cliff, in the bowl between the cliff and the wind lip. We stayed entirely out of the bowl because there are always crevasses there, and even though we could not see any others, they sure were there last year and presumably they are lurking even if they got a good filling in last winter.

10/19/11 3:21am

Oyvind_Henningsen

Congratulations Greg!! :)

10/18/11 11:02pm

telemack

October 16, 2011, Bagley Lakes Alluvial Fan

Way to go on the 14 years. 168 months, right? 8)

10/18/11 10:09pm

bs.

what a fortuitous start to my first winter in the pnw!

it was great fun meeting you all and sharing the amazement of superlative early season snow.

as excited as i was to ride, i still managed to snap a few quick photos.

10/18/11 1:21pm

hedonaut